Fantasy Stockings is a Canadian hosiery shop with a wide selection of pantyhose, stay up stockings, hold ups, garter belts, leggings, knee high socks, trouser socks, and other nylon legwear.
We are based in Calgary, but have representation in Vancouver and Toronto too. Domestic shipping for Canada and United States. Discreet service available.

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Host : (To Josée, the make-up artist) Thank you, Josée. (To the viewers) Oh no! A run, again! Women who, like me, wear stockings on a regular basis, can buy 2 or 3 pairs each week. It’s a lot of money. It can cost up to CA$400 per year. Can we save enough money by buying stockings of a better quality? It’s what we will try to know today, by going shopping. And fortunately, I have a spare pair.(Music and cutaway shot. In a hosiery store.)Host: (To the clerk) When I purchase hosiery, which questions should I ask myself, at first?

Clerk: First, is it for a party, or is it pantyhose for everyday use, for work, and second, if you want a support panty or not, and if you will wear them with open-toes shoes or not.

Host: What should I look for to have more resistant pantyhose?

Clerk: The denier must be higher. The lower the denier, the sheerer the hosiery. And another very important factor, it’s the Lycra inside the product. It exists in 100% Nylon, that is, without Lycra, but it may slide down along the leg. It will slide down. With Lycra, it stays better on the leg, and also, it’s more clinging.

(Music and cutaway shot. At the hairdresser).

Host: (To the hairdresser) What are the opportunities for you to wear sheer hosiery?

Hairdresser (Lady 1): The most often in parties. Christmas parties and the likes.

Lady 2: Each time I wear a skirt or a dress, I wear sheer hosiery.

Lady 3: At work, on a regular basis. Or for stepping out.

Lady 4: When I put on a dress. Sometimes for work or to step out.

Host (off): Claudine, Amélia, Katia and Sylvie, work at Saint-Laurent of Longueil’s hairdresser shop. They accepted to model for us for a few days.

Host (back to the hosiery store): We chose a few styles for our 4 testers. First, a quite inexpensive style, I believe.

Clerk: The first one is quite sheer, but is OK for every day’s use. Support panty and reinforced toes.

Lady 1: Me, the number 2, I loved it. The reinforced toes, I like it quite a lot. I have toes that are aggressive to the stockings. The comfort, too, at the panty. I loved it. I had no run.

Lady 2: It’s a massacre. It’s a torture. It’s difficult to put on. It’s like I had a baby diaper between the legs. And I cannot pull it up to the waist, like I did for the style number 1.

Lady 3: It looked very much like opaque tights.

(Music and cutaway shot. In the street)

Man 3: It can be sexy, indeed.

Man 4: It depends on the person. It makes the legs more shaped, most of the times.

(Back to the hosiery store)

Host: The third style is really a luxury style that we decide to purchase, isn’t it?

Clerk: It’s a product from a designer. It’s 10 deniers, so it’s sheerer. No reinforced toes, so it can be worn with sandals without problems. And for the support, it’s tighter on the thighs and the hips. See? It’s very tight.

Host (off): There’s no risk to suffocate, at least?

Clerk: No, you must take the right size, but be extremely careful, given if you take too large, it will slide down.

Host (off): Style number 3. High range. CA$34. 10 deniers. 24% Lycra.

(Music. Cutaway shot. Back to the hairdresser salon.)

Lady 1: The reinforcement at the toe is lower than the second style. The panty is "huh!" I can’t breathe. It’s a bit too much. It’s not comfortable.

Lady 2: It’s not too tight. It’s a bit itchy on the skin. To me, it’s quite sheer. It’s like I have no hose at all.

Lady 3: On the leg, it’s too large. It creases.

Host (off): It makes creases?

Lady 3: I should pull it up, pull it up. It slides down all the time.

Host: And the panty?

Lady 3. It’s too tight. Really too tight. Not comfortable.

Lady 4: It’s quite comfortable. Sometimes it’s worth paying a high price. But now, it’s not. I would not pay such a price for such a pantyhose.

Host (off): Even if they chose the size that fits them, 2 of our 4 testers felt really uncomfortable in the pantyhose number 3. Now, the final results. The first style gets 3 votes. The second style gets 1 vote. The third style gets zero vote. They prefer comfort to durability.

Lady 1: I was surprised to feel comfortable. I was very surprised.

Host: If you prefer a more resisting pantyhose, don’t forget the check the deniers. The higher deniers, the more durable the pantyhose is. For comfort, look the percentage of Lycra.

Man 5: I like a more natural look. I pity the women who wear hose. I find it boring. I never tried, but it’s what I see.

Host (close to a washing-machine): To maximize the durability of your hosiery, it’s better to wash them by hand, but we don’t always have the time, so we can wash them in the washing-machine, on the program "Wool", but what’s important is to use that kind of fishnet bag to put the hosiery inside. It will save it from running. That’s all!